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Today marked a major
milestone in the journey of the XOF1 solar car. Grant, Jamie and I rode in an
electric car to the Southernmost Point landmark in Key West.The cops attempted to pull over the solar car
during the photo opportunity. For Marcelo, this must have been quite some
experience, seeing as he has now gone from The Arctic Circle to the
Southernmost Point in the United States. This span of travel is impressive for
a regular vehicle, let alone a solar powered one. The group then went to Key
West’s Eco-Discovery Center. We asked for donations and exhibited the solar car
to a variety of people. The NPR conch shell blowing champion and leader of
Lloyd’s Tropical Bike Tour praised the solar car. The XOF1 team was given a
tour of the marine museum. It turns out that the photos we took with Karen were
used for the front page of the Key West Citizen; notifying the city of the XOF1’s
arrival. After driving around with a day of non-stop press, we met up with
Alan, to work on the solar car. Later, we took the solar car down Duval St. to
see the reactions of the general population to the solar car. People were
shocked and amazed to see the XOF1 rolling down one of the busiest streets in
Key West. The Southernmost hotel offered us a place to stay due to the
significance of the XOF1’s presence at the Southernmost Point. In exchange for
a photo opportunity with the hotel, we got some free lodging in some of the
nicest rooms I’ve ever seen. We also got some Thai food on a floating
restaurant. Just as we sat down, it started pouring down rain. This was truly
an amazing day to be a part of the solar car team, and I was glad to see that
the local community was so receptive to clean and renewable energy in one of
the sunniest parts of the sunshine state.

Getting ready for to leave the hotel to start off the day.

Arriving at the Southern most point of the U.S. for a photo op.

Marcelo and Kate - the owner of the Gardens Hotel.

Tourist train getting a look at xof1.

Say cheese!

Solar car crew with a few folks from Key West who have been extremely helpful
during our stay there.